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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will speak about U.S. inflation developments at the U.S. central bank's policy retreat in Jackson Hole on Saturday, Aug. 29, the central bank announced Thursday. In an interview with Bloomberg Television early this month, Fischer said low inflation was a concern for the U.S. central bank. His remarks were seen as surprisingly dovish, leading some analysts to speculate that a September rate hike was unlikely.

The tropical storm named Danny has strengthened to become the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday. Danny is currently located over the central tropical Atlantic, more than a thousand miles east of the Windward Islands, which are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. Maximum sustained winds have increased to almost 75 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center said in an advisory. Some further strengthening is expected in the next 48 hours. Читать дальше...

Netflix Inc. lost $4.08 billion worth of market value Thursday, as the streaming video company's stock tumbled 7.8% amid broad declines in the media sector. The stock has now lost 11% since the Aug. 6 record close of $126.45, marking the second correction--a decline of at least 10% to up to 20% from a significant high, since the stock came out of its late-2014 bear market in mid January. The previous correction took the stock down 14% from Feb. 26 through April 1.

Intuit Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Thursday after the accounting software company missed on revenue for the quarter, provided a weak outlook, and announced product divestitures. Intuit shares fell 6.2% to $96.60. The company reported an adjusted fiscal fourth-quarter loss of 5 cents a share on revenue of $696 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimated a loss of 11 cents a share on revenue of $735.9 million. Intuit said it plans to divest Demandforce, QuickBase and Quicken... Читать дальше...

Salesforce.com Inc. eked out an earnings beat Thursday and raised its revenue forecast for the year, pushing the cloud-software company's stock higher in late trading. The San Francisco firm reported a loss of $852,000, less than a penny a share, on sales of $1.63 billion; after adjustments for stock-based compensation and other factors, Salesforce said profit was 19 cents a share. Analysts expected Salesforce to report a loss of a penny a share on sales of $1.6 billion, with adjusted earnings of 18 cents a share. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks saw a broad-based rout Thursday, led by a selloff in consumer discretionary, technology and energy stocks as investors wrestled with worries about a slowdown in global growth. The main indexes posted their biggest declines this year. The S&P 500 lost 43.88 points, or 2.1%, to 2,035.73, falling below a 200-day moving average, a key technical level. The benchmark index also turned negative for the year, ending 1.1% below its close at the end of 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 358.04 points... Читать дальше...

For a long time, stocks have tended to gain whenever expectations for a Fed rate increase were pushed back. Not now. Her’s what’s changed.

The FTSE 100 endures an eighth straight loss, pushing London’s equity benchmark into correction mode.

The economy is sluggish as effects of the financial crisis linger, writes Cullen Roche.

The Chinese yuan fell early Thursday in the wake of the International Monetary Fund’s signal that it will not upgrade the yuan to a reserve currency. Turkey’s currency continued its slide, and the dollar gained.

U.S. stocks drop, led by a slide in technology, consumer and financial stocks.

Market timer Tom McClellan says his charts indicate that an “ugly decline” in stocks lasting till early 2016 could start as early as this week.

Gold futures rise sharply for a second straight day, getting a lift from dovish Federal Reserve minutes as sliding global stock markets increase the metal’s safe-haven appeal.

The economy is sluggish as effects of the financial crisis linger, writes Cullen Roche.

The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose in August, contradicting a recession-like reading from New York.

Investment manager Ben Carlson isn’t a household name. But he’s garnering attention from some of the brightest minds on Wall Street.

Bad spelling leads to problems for adults as well as children.

Bad spelling leads to problems for adults as well as children.

Bad spelling leads to problems for adults as well as children.

Scores of bankers may have used their work emails to register for the adultery website AshleyMadison.com.

With a new “Starbucks Evenings” program, the chain is making a push to become a nighttime hub.

Scores of bankers may have used their work emails to register for the adultery website AshleyMadison.com.

Scores of bankers may have used their work emails to register for the adultery website AshleyMadison.com.

John Mappin, a media investor in England, has placed more than 15 wagers that Trump will secure the Republican presidential nomination.

With a new “Starbucks Evenings” program, the chain is making a push to become a nighttime hub.